Odostomia unidentata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Description
The almost opaque, glossy, white shell is solid. The length measures 5 mm. The protoconch has a helicoid shape. The teleoconch contains six, flattened whorls with a narrow, distinct suture. The shell has a more or less distinct peripheral angle, visible also at the base of the upper whorls. The sculpture has slight, microscopical, close-set spiral striae and prosocline growth lines. The umbilicus is lacking, although there is sometimes a small chink. The aperture has a straight columellar border. The columellar tooth is long and prominent.
Distribution
This species has a wide distribution and occurs in the following locations: European waters (ERMS scope) British Isles Goote Bank Irish Exclusive economic Zone Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone Atlantic Ocean : Arctic region to the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, North Carolina to the Florida Keys, USA ; Northeast Brazil Western Mediterranean Sea (Greece)
References
External links
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (95 publications) To CLEMAM To Encyclopedia of Life To Marine Species Identification Portal To ITIS To World Register of Marine Species